The root cause of the problem is human stupidity and weakness. Doesn't matter if it's heroin, pot, vodka, sniffing glue, or watching CNN. You can't legislate it away. If people want to destroy their lives, the Federal government can't stop them.
The purpose of government is organized self-defense - to keep them from destroying the lives of others.
Not all drugs should be treated the same. Opioids are somewhat legal (prescription) and the opioid problem hasn't gotten any better.
The root cause of the problem is human stupidity and weakness. Doesn't matter if it's heroin, pot, vodka, sniffing glue, or watching CNN. You can't legislate it away. If people want to destroy their lives, the Federal government can't stop them.
The purpose of government is organized self-defense - to keep them from destroying the lives of others.
What the world needs most are more ways to make people stupid! Go drugs!
People are already stupid.
What we need is for smart people to secede from the stupid.
Read Ayn Rand.